The Minister Of Foreign Affairs Calls Iran Will Not Remain Silent If It Is Proven By Russia Using A Tehran Drone In Ukraine

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian. (Wikimedia Commons/Bundesministerium f\"ur europsulische und internationale Angelegenheiten)

JAKARTA - Iran will not remain silent if it is proven its drone was used by Russia in the Ukraine war, the country's foreign minister said on Monday, amid allegations Tehran had supplied drones to Moscow to attack Ukraine.

"If it is proven to us that Iranian drones are being used in Ukraine's war against people, we must not remain indifferent," state media quoted Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian as saying.

However, Amirabdollahian said the defense cooperation between Tehran and Moscow would continue.

Earlier, Britain, France, and Germany on Friday called for a UN investigation into allegations Russia had used Iranian drones to attack Ukraine, which allegedly violated UN Security Council resolutions.

Last week, senior officials and Tehran diplomats said Iran pledged to provide surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, in addition to more drones for Russia, a move deemed to trigger US anger and other Western powers.

It said there was an agreement agreed on October 6, when Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, two senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) officials and an official from the Supreme National Security Council visited Moscow to talk to Russia about arms shipments.

"Russia has asked for more Iranian drones and ballistic missiles with better accuracy, especially the family of Fateh and Zolfaghar missiles," said one of Iran's diplomats, who was briefed on the trip.

A Western official briefed on the matter confirmed it, saying there was an agreement between Iran and Russia to provide surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missiles, including Zolfaghar.

One of the Iranian-approved drones to supply is Shahed-136, a delta-wing weapon used as a "kamikaze" air-to-surface attack aircraft. It carries a small warhead that explodes during a collision.

Meanwhile, Fateh-110 and Zolfaghar are surface ballistic missiles to Iran's short-range surface capable of striking targets at distancess between 300 km and 700 km (186 and 435 miles).